From the 17th to 22st May 2010, the Shanghai World Expo visitors assisted to the Innovation week in the Rhône-Alpes pavillion. A round table was organised on the 21st May around the theme: “How to guide companies to more collaborative innovation?”. The participants (Thesame, Coating Xpert, Sita Chine et Bluestar Chine and Schneider Electric) had the opportunity to present their examples of support given to specific collaborative projects. Schneider Electric’s testimony was based on the example of the HOMES Programme.

After a number of initial studies to identify energy efficiency levers with the greatest potential, powerful simulation techniques are being implemented to design and optimise the future solutions. Prototyping is underway and major validation methods and means have been set up to test the various solutions and prove the improvements they offer in an unambiguous manner.

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A new generation of energy management switchboards is being created. It offers the ability to connect to and to utilize renewable energies (photovoltaic and wind turbine). This board is intelligent and is capable of suggesting alternative courses of action to the user according to user preferences: energy savings, renewable energy maximum use, profitability.

The HOMES collaborative innovation programme has signed a cooperation agreement with the French Electrical Contractors’ Association (FFIE) to set up pilot sites for testing the programme’s solutions. Didier Pellegrin, HOMES Programme Director, and Jean-Claude Guillot, FFIE President, signed the agreement on Tuesday, February 2 in Paris.

Presentation of the Building Information Model (BIM) by the CSTB.

The HOMES programme is publishing a white paper which provides an overview of Energy Efficiency standards, regulations and labels in Europe.

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